cut-throat
adjective /ˈkʌt θrəʊt/
/ˈkʌt θrəʊt/
[usually before noun]- (of an activity
) in which people compete with each other in aggressive and unfair ways活动 竞争激烈的;残酷无情的;不公的 - the cut-throat world of politics
斗得你死我活的政界
Collocations DictionaryCut-throat is used with these nouns:- competition
- razor
- world
- …
- the cut-throat world of politics